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GoHighLevel or LeadGenie: build it, or have it built?

GoHighLevel pricing starts at US$97 a month plus usage, in US dollars, and you set it up and run it yourself. It suits people who want funnels, websites, courses and payments in one place. LeadGenie suits owners who’d rather have it built: Starter is A$199 a month plus A$999 set-up, Growth A$499 plus A$1,999, ex GST, set up and run for you in Parramatta.

GoHighLevel and LeadGenie at a glance

What
GoHighLevel and LeadGenie (checked 09/10/2026)
Who sets it up

GoHighLevel: you do. You sign up, then build and maintain your account yourself

LeadGenie: we do. We write it, train it and test it with you; your part is an onboarding call and a walkthrough before go-live

Price

GoHighLevel: Starter US$97 a month, Unlimited US$297 and the plan above it US$497, or ten months’ price if paid yearly; no set-up fee listed

LeadGenie: Starter A$199 a month plus a one-time A$999 set-up fee; Growth A$499 a month plus a one-time A$1,999 set-up fee; all ex GST

Usage costs

GoHighLevel: phone numbers, calls, texts, emails sent and premium AI are billed by use, from a wallet that tops itself up from your card on file; emails are US$0.675 per 1,000

LeadGenie: none on Starter, which has no phone line. On Growth, calls A$0.03 a minute and texts A$0.11 sent, A$0.02 received; most businesses spend about A$30 to A$70 a month on those (an estimate)

Phone numbers in Australia

GoHighLevel: its help centre says each Australian local number needs an approved Regulatory Bundle of business registration, an Australian street address (no PO Box) with proof, a website and photo ID; review typically takes 1 to 3 business days
LeadGenie: an Australian mobile number is included on Growth and set up for you, or keep your existing number and divert unanswered calls

AI answering

GoHighLevel: Conversation AI and Voice AI, billed by use or through its AI Employee add-on at US$50 or US$97 a month per location; you set it up and train it

LeadGenie: an AI assistant on web chat, Facebook, Instagram and email from Starter, and an AI receptionist on your phone from Growth; written, trained and tested for you

Support

GoHighLevel: 24/7 support included; premium support listed at US$500 a month

LeadGenie: our team in Parramatta, where a person answers weekdays, 8:30am to 5:30pm; changes to your answers, prices and hours are included

Contract

GoHighLevel: month to month, no long-term contract, 14-day free trial; billing starts automatically when the trial ends

LeadGenie: month to month, no lock-in, 30 days’ notice to cancel; the set-up fee is charged on signing and the monthly fee starts at go-live

Who wrote this: LeadGenie wrote this page, so we’re not neutral. Every fact about GoHighLevel comes from GoHighLevel’s own website and help centre, checked on 09/10/2026, with links. Prices change, so check its site before you buy.

GoHighLevel pricing in AUD terms

GoHighLevel publishes its prices in US dollars. Starter is US$97 a month, Unlimited US$297 and the plan above it US$497, each with a 14-day free trial. Its terms say fees exclude GST and other taxes, so in Australia the exchange rate, any card conversion fee and any GST that applies all come on top. Usage is extra again, and so is its AI Employee add-on at US$50 or US$97 a month per location.

As a worked example only, at an exchange rate of A$1.50 to the US dollar, Starter works out at about A$146 a month and Unlimited at about A$446, before GST, usage and the AI add-on. Use your bank’s rate on the day.

LeadGenie costs more each month, because we set it up and keep it running for you. All prices are AUD ex GST, month to month, with 30 days’ notice to cancel.

  • Starter: A$199 a month plus a one-time A$999 set-up fee. Web chat, Facebook, Instagram and email, with no phone line and no usage bill.
  • Growth: A$499 a month, locked in for your first 12 months, plus a one-time A$1,999 set-up fee. Adds calls and texts, with an Australian mobile number included; calls A$0.03 a minute, texts billed by use.
  • Pro: from A$799 a month plus set-up from A$2,499. Adds a specialist voice assistant and up to 10 custom workflows a year.

Who should choose them

Choose GoHighLevel if you, or someone on staff, enjoy building systems, have the hours to learn the software and are comfortable paying in US dollars. It’s much broader: its plans list a website and funnel builder, courses, communities, payments and invoicing, alongside CRM and pipelines, booking calendars and workflow automation. If you have the time and the skills, its software is the lower monthly cost.

Choose LeadGenie if you run a trade or service business and want enquiries answered, followed up and booked without building anything, with AUD prices, a team in Parramatta and, on Growth, an Australian mobile number.

The jobs you’d do yourself

On any software you set up yourself, including GoHighLevel, these jobs are yours before the first customer sees anything.

  • Set up your job stages. From new enquiry to quoted, booked and done.
  • Write the automatic messages. Every reply, follow-up, reminder and review request, and when each one stops.
  • Set up the AI. Your prices, service area and hours, what it must never promise, and when it hands over to a person.
  • Register your numbers. For an Australian number on GoHighLevel, that means a Regulatory Bundle with your business documents and proof of address, then waiting for approval.
  • Test it. Ring it, miss the call and ask it something awkward, then fix what breaks.
  • Maintain it. Update prices and hours, watch the usage credit that tops up from your card, and fix connections when something changes.

With LeadGenie, you don’t build anything. We set up:

  • Your answers, prices, service area and hours, written with you
  • Your calendar, so it only offers real free times
  • Follow-ups and review requests
  • On Growth, an Australian mobile number, or your own number diverted
  • Testing with you before go-live, and changes when your prices or hours change

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Questions about GoHighLevel and LeadGenie

It depends on what you need. If you want funnels, websites, courses and payments in one place, GoHighLevel itself is the closer fit, and you’ll build it yourself. If you need enquiries answered, followed up and booked, LeadGenie is set up and run for you by our team in Parramatta, from A$199 a month ex GST on Starter. LeadGenie AI plan pricing →

GoHighLevel charges in US dollars: Starter is US$97 a month, Unlimited US$297 and the plan above it US$497, with a 14-day free trial, when we checked on 09/10/2026. Phone numbers, calls, texts, emails and premium AI are billed by use on top, and its AI Employee add-on is US$50 or US$97 a month per location. Its terms say fees exclude GST, so exchange, card fees and any GST that applies are extra. GoHighLevel pricing

Yes, with paperwork. GoHighLevel’s help centre says every Australian local number must be linked to an approved Regulatory Bundle: your registered business name and ASIC or ABN record, an Australian street address that isn’t a PO Box, a utility bill or lease to prove it, a website, and photo ID for an authorised representative. Review typically takes 1 to 3 business days, and mobile and toll-free numbers need bundles too. On LeadGenie’s Growth plan, an Australian mobile number is included and set up for you, or you can keep your own number and divert calls to it. How LeadGenie numbers work →

No. GoHighLevel’s terms of service give its company address as Dallas, Texas, and say Texas law governs them, and its help centre says its prices are in US dollars. LeadGenie’s team is in Parramatta NSW, with prices in AUD ex GST and a person answering weekdays, 8:30am to 5:30pm. Neither suits every business, but it’s worth knowing where your support and your contract sit before you sign. GoHighLevel terms of service

Pro only. Payments availability depends on your plan, your payment provider and your business type. Conditions apply — we’ll confirm what’s supported for you before you sign up.

Pro is from A$799 a month, and on Pro, invoices can go one way to Xero or QuickBooks. If you want payments and your enquiries in one place on a lower plan, GoHighLevel is the better fit.

Want it set up for you?

Starter answers web chat, Facebook, Instagram and email from A$199 a month, and Growth answers your calls from A$499 a month, ex GST plus set-up. Smart Tools for Google reviews start at A$29 a month. A thirty-minute demo shows it working on an enquiry like yours.